Clinical trials: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral and Neural Response to Memantine in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study is a 12-week, randomized-controlled trial of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) for the treatment of social impairment in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT01972074
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anesthesia, Pain
Memory & Conditioning Under Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of pain on long-term memory and conditioned physiologic responses in the presence and absence of distinct intravenous anesthetics.
- Trial name
- MCA (NCT04062123)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Anesthesia, Pain
Neural Correlates of Lidocaine Analgesia
The purpose of this study is to characterize the effects of intravenous lidocaine on pain processing and cognitive function. Functional magnetic resonance imaging will be used to identify the neural correlates of these phenomena.
- Trial name
- NeuCLA (NCT05501600)
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Lidocaine IV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Major Depression, Treatment
fMRI Study of Treatment Changes in Major Depression
The overall purposes of this research are to determine if Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has the same healing effect on the brain for people with depression as traditional antidepressants do, and in comparison to healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01027559
- Testing
- Sertraline, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Schizophrenia
The Effects of Aripiprazole on the Processing of Rewards in Schizophrenia
The objective of this study is to determine whether subjects with negative symptoms of schizophrenia have abnormal functioning of brain circuits relevant to reward processing, and to determine whether any such abnormalities are…
- Trial name
- NCT00209027
- Testing
- fMRI, Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Binge Eating Disorder, Overweight and Obesity
Neural Response to Food Stimuli: fMRI Changes Following Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Binge Eating Disorder
The purpose of this research is to conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing the impact of CBT on neural responses to binge eating stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT03604172
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy, Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nicotine Dependence
Baclofen Effects in Cigarette Smokers
The proposed project will utilize perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a functional candidate gene association approach (of dopaminergic addictions-targeted polymorphisms), and the dopamine-modulating and…
- Trial name
- BAC (NCT01821560)
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Low Back Pain
Brain Imaging of Lidoderm for Chronic Back Pain
The investigators tested whether pain decrease can be observed centrally with non-invasive brain imaging in CBP subjects receiving Lidoderm. The investigators first tested effects of 5% Lidoderm patched in an open labelled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01515540
- Testing
- lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Menopause, Brain Activity
LDX and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI in Menopausal Women
This study seeks to assess the effects of lisdexamfetamine (trademark name: Vyvanse; LDX) on executive function and prefrontal cortex activation in menopausal women ages 45-57, who report subjective cognitive difficulties.
- Conditions
- Menopause, Brain Activity, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT01977625
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
A Study To Assess the Effects Of PF-04457845 On BOLD fMRI In Subjects With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The purpose of the study is to evaluate proof of mechanism of PF-04457845, using a well-established neuroimaging paradigm including behavioral tasks selected to activate neuro-circuitry relevant to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02216097
- Testing
- PF-04457845
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Alzheimer's Disease
Neural Correlates In Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The objective of this study was to identify neural correlates of cognitive improvement after 3 months of donepezil hydrochloride treatment using either or both of two functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measures - the…
- Trial name
- NCT00477659
- Testing
- Donepezil hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Oxytocin Brain Project
The main goal of the study is to look at the effects of intranasal oxytocin on the brain in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Oxytocin is a hormone that exists naturally in the body and the brain, affecting a wide range of social…
- Trial name
- NCT03033784
- Testing
- 8 International Units (IU) of Oxytocin, 24IU of Oxytocin, 48IU of Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Anxiety Disorders
PharmacofMRI of Anxiolytic Medications (Pregabalin)
The purpose of this study is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in healthy controls to examine the acute effects of certain anxiolytic medications on brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT00706836
- Testing
- Pregabalin 50mg, Pregabalin 200 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Low Back Pain
Imaging Study of Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients Taking Pain Medication
Duloxetine has recently been shown to be effective in reducing the pain in chronic pain patients. Duloxetine is known to exert a central mechanism, however the precise human brain structures responsible for mediating its…
- Trial name
- NCT00388414
- Testing
- duloxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Substance-Related Disorders
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Opioid Withdrawal in Healthy Human Volunteers
Opioid medications are commonly used for pain relief. When given over time, physical dependence can occur. This results in unpleasant side effects--such as agitation and nausea--if opioid medications are suddenly stopped.
- Trial name
- NCT01006707
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
Stimulation to Improve Memory
This study will test the effects of different doses of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation for the treatment of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia of the Alzheimer's Type (DAT).
- Trial name
- STIM (NCT03875326)
- Testing
- 1 mA HD-tDCS, 2 mA HD-tDCS, 3 mA HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy
Neurobiological Bases of Paternal Nurturance
The overall goal of this project is to identify the genetic, hormonal, and neurobiological influences on paternal nurturing behavior and to determine if fathers' neural responses to infants can be modulated by neuropeptides known…
- Trial name
- NCT02223429
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Vasopressin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James K. Rilling, PhD
Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic, Trust
Neuroimaging the Impact of Treatment on Neural Substrates of Trust in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Traumatic experiences can have a profound negative effect on the lives and well-being of both the people who experience them and their loved ones.
- Trial name
- NCT01244477
- Testing
- Group CPT-C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenia
Clinical Trial of Tolcapone for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study will evaluate whether Tolcapone improves cognition in healthy volunteers as well as patients with schizophrenia. Talcapone is a drug that has been FDA approved for Attention Deficit Disorder and allegedly increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT00044083
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)